Research Article
Acupuncture at the P6 Acupoint to Prevent Postoperative Pain after Craniotomy: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study
Table 1
Demographic data and surgical characteristics.
| | Characteristic | Acupuncture group (N = 58) | Sham acupuncture group (N = 59) | values |
| | Age (years) | 47.97 ± 12.69 | 46.19 ± 14.76 | 0.486 | | Height (cm) | 162.09 ± 7.88 | 161.69 ± 7.19 | 0.779 | | Weight (kg) | 59.50 ± 10.13 | 63.12 ± 11.85 | 0.079 | | Anesthesia time (min) | 257.00 ± 92.41 | 275.75 ± 102.88 | 0.302 | | Operation time (min) | 166.93 ± 73.34 | 182.42 ± 91.44 | 0.315 | | Dose of sufentanil (µg) | 30 (25–30) | 30 (25–35) | 0.593 | | Infusion amount (ml) | 2471.55 ± 1067.26 | 2655.42 ± 961.49 | 0.329 | | Gender | | | 0.651 | | Female (%) | 34 (58.6) | 37 (62.7) | | | Male (%) | 24 (41.4) | 22 (37.3) | | | Smoking history | | | 0.781 | | No (%) | 46 (79.3) | 48 (81.4) | | | Yes (%) | 12 (20.7) | 11 (18.6) | | | The history of surgery | | | 0.949 | | No (%) | 39 (67.2) | 40 (67.8) | | | Yes (%) | 19 (32.8) | 19 (32.2) | | | Migraine | | | 0.100 | | No (%) | 51 (87.9) | 45 (76.3) | | | Yes (%) | 7 (12.1) | 14 (23.7) | | | History of opioid use | | | 0.896 | | No (%) | 39 (67.2) | 39 (66.1) | | | Yes (%) | 19 (32.8) | 20 (33.9) | | | Motion sickness | | | 0.246 | | No (%) | 50 (86.2) | 46 (78.0) | | | Yes (%) | 8 (13.8) | 13 (22.0) | | | The type of surgery | | | 0.11 | | Supratentorial (%) | 37 (63.8) | 29 (49.2) | | | Subtentorial (%) | 21 (36.2) | 30 (50.8) | |
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